John David Penney
(Johnny)
Left to mourn and never forget,
Johnny's mommy, Colleen Fitzpatrick,
his sister, Krystal Penney,
his mommy's partner, Wade Marusiak,
Johnny's father, John Penney,
his grandparents, Leo and Sara Fitzpatrick
and Mildred Penney.
Johnny will be forever in the hearts
of his second and third mommies,
Norma Connors (Rick West)
Angela Vincent (Lester Hynes)
as well as a vast group of aunts,
uncles, cousins and friends.
Johnny will be deeply missed by the students
and staff of St. Matthew's School in Cowan Heights,
especially the teachers and program assistants
of The Developmental Unit
where Johnny was a student for thirteen years,
Patricia Mercer,
Clare Thorne,
Sheila Flynn-Healey
and Doug Merner.
Flowers gratefully accepted or donations,
in Johnny's memory,
to the Janeway Children's Hospital
or The Developmental Unit at St. Matthew's School.
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.
Only through experience of trial and suffering
can
the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired,
and
success achieved."
